Tag Archives: determination

The Other Inner Child

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes finding out we aren’t as good as we think we are is exactly what we need to become better than we are. Continue reading →

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Uphill & Against the Wind

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes we ride uphill and against the wind. It’s not easy but we can do it! Continue reading →

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A Spark of Light

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Thank God for those who encourage us! You never know when a little note, or text or call might be exactly what someone you love needs… Continue reading →

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Behind the Seens

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Even when your hard work is not noticed by those around you, don’t give up! The good we do blesses others even when they don’t know how hard it was to get it done. Continue reading →

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Ordinary Heroes

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Doc Arnett

It is not the rich and famous, the heralded and exalted that I admire; it is the ordinary people who bear up under the most hell-awful circumstances. Continue reading →

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Patience, Determination & Humiliation

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I’m sure there are things worse than public humiliation; give me a while and I’ll remember what some of them are. Continue reading →

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Running the Race

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Doc Arnett

It’s a simple fact: when a sixty-year-old man in less than terrific condition runs two 5K cross country obstacle races in one day, there will be pain! Continue reading →

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Hard Work

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Doc Arnett

After three years of “work in progress,” Randa finally has a completed… and completely remodeled kitchen! Continue reading →

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Hang In, Hold On, and Let ‘er Rip, Tater Chip

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Doc Arnett

For some short season of disappointment, some brief testing, we usually figure we can just grit our teeth for a spell, clench the core muscles and hang on for a bit. Continue reading →

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Hold to Hope

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Doc Arnett

n the end,
hope never relinquished
will conquer all Continue reading →

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